East End (Newport News, Virginia)
The East End is an area of the independent city of Newport News, Virginia, located in the older portion of the port city near the harbor of Hampton Roads.
Notable residents
- Ella Fitzgerald, 1946
- Pearl Bailey, c. 1960
- Hazel O'Leary, 1993
- Aaron Brooks – American football quarterback
- Earl Faison – American football player, attended Huntington High School[1]
- Ella Fitzgerald – American jazz singer[2]
- Hazel R. O'Leary – seventh United States Secretary of Energy, 14th President of Fisk University[3]
- Joe Durham – American professional baseball player and coach, attended Huntington High School[4]
- Marcus Vick – American football quarterback and wide receiver
- Michael Vick – American football quarterback
- Pearl Bailey – American actress and singer
Historic sites
- Collis P. Huntington High School – former African-American high school during the racial segregation era
- James A. Fields House – historic house
- Smith's Pharmacy – historic commercial building
- Whittaker Memorial Hospital – hospital in Newport News, Virginia, United States
gollark: No evil "class" stuff needed.
gollark: This is an API I run to do some random things.
gollark: ```python#!/usr/bin/env python3from flask import Flask, jsonifyfrom wsgiref.simple_server import make_serverimport subprocessimport randomfrom mpd import MPDClientimport threadingimport timempd_client = MPDClient()mpd_client.connect("localhost", 6600)print("connected, mpd is", mpd_client.mpd_version)app = Flask(__name__)@app.route("/")def index(): return "Hello, World!"@app.route("/fortune/")def fortune(): return subprocess.run(["fortune"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdoutcurrent_song = Nonedef mpd_loop(): print("mpd query loop started") while True: global current_song current_song = mpd_client.currentsong() current_song["status"] = mpd_client.status() time.sleep(0.2)threading.Thread(target=mpd_loop).start()@app.route("/current-song")def get_current_song(): return jsonify(current_song)with make_server('', 1337, app) as httpd: print("Serving HTTP...") httpd.serve_forever()```
gollark: It doesn't require classes. Hold on.
gollark: I saw `getunicode`, which seems python2-ish since python3 has better unicode handling.
References
- O'Brien, Marty (September 24, 2004). "Earl Faison". dailypress.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- Whitaker, Matthew (2011). Icons of Black America: Breaking Barriers and Crossing Boundaries. v. 1. Santa Barbara, CA, US: Greenwood. p. 302. ISBN 9780313376436. OCLC 781709336.
- Di Vincenzo, Mark (April 4, 1994). "High Profile: Hazel O'Leary". dailypress.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- "Joe Durham - BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. January 31, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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